Ci Jinzhi

Chapter 433 Dragnet
Xin You's plan was to first ride as far as he could on horseback, then abandon the horse and switch to walking, walking through mountains and forests, bypassing towns, and it would be easier once he was far away from the capital.

It was still very cold, and the cold wind was like a knife cutting into my face, which gradually became numb. No matter how far he ran, Xin You tightened the reins and gradually slowed down.

There are officers and soldiers blocking the intersection ahead.

Xin You's hands holding the reins were cold, and her expression changed little by little.

No matter how fast that person acted, he would not have laid a trap so quickly after getting the news. Unless - he was prepared.

Qianfeng and Ping An also stopped behind Xin You without saying a word.

The two people who were trained as dead soldiers would not say anything to Xin You when encountering situations like Liu Zhou and Liu Dangjia. They would only obey her orders and protect her with their lives.

"Abandon your horse and go into the mountains and forests." When Xin You said these words, he suddenly saw a picture on Qian Feng and Ping An's face.

In the picture, Qianfeng fell to the ground and died. Ping An was stabbed several times and stared straight ahead. If you look carefully, you can see that their clothes are mostly torn and their exposed skin is covered with scratches. There is a mountain not far behind them.

It is inferred from this that they stayed in the mountains and forests for many days. But there will always be a day when I have to go out, and there are already soldiers and horses guarding me outside the mountain.

This means that at least the road into the mountains and forests has finally failed.

"Wait." Xin You gritted her teeth and changed her mind, "Let's turn around and go around to the north."

After saying this, she closed her eyes, opened them and looked at the two of them, and saw a new picture.

This time, Qianfeng and Ping An were both alive and wounded, facing the officers and soldiers who were surrounding them step by step.

Xin You also recognized someone from the picture, a deputy general named Liu under Zhao Feifan, the commander of the Beijing camp.

Isn't it okay to go around to the north?

Could it be that the south side that she deliberately avoided in order to escape smoothly was actually safe?
Going south?
This thought flashed across his mind, and when he looked at Qianfeng and Ping An, Xin You's face became paler.

The road to the south is still a dead end.

Frequently seeing different images from the same person's face made her head hurt. What's more unbearable than the headache is the already known result of not taking action yet.

Qianfeng and Pingan were still quiet, waiting for Xinyou's instructions.

Xin You was heartbroken and chose to move forward.

Since the result of any choice is not good, then we won’t change it. The three of them had put on some disguises and had travel documents, so there was no chance of passing.

The clatter of horse hooves was approaching, and the person guarding the checkpoint raised his head and shouted: "Please cooperate with the Beijing camp investigation."

As expected, the people who set up a checkpoint at this place were also from the Beijing camp, just like the ones she saw in the picture when they went to the north.

Daxia will set up inspections at Guanjin and important roads, responsible for checking passers-by, and this responsibility is assigned to the inspection department.

After dispatching the Beijing camp, Xin You was sure that the man had already made arrangements.

She dismounted and led the horse over.

"What are you going for?" The person who asked the question looked at Qian Feng and Ping An, who were dressed as guards, and asked Xin You.

"I'm going out to visit relatives." Xin You smiled, respectfully but with trepidation.

"Do you have any credentials?"

Xin You took something out of his arms and offered it with both hands: "This is Wen Yin."

The man took it, opened it, looked at Xin You, and checked it one by one with the age, appearance, etc. written in the citation.

The appearance recorded in this kind of citation obviously cannot be very detailed. Under normal circumstances, as long as the square face is not recorded as an oval face, there will be no problem.

The man looked again and again and nodded.

Xin You didn't dare to take it lightly and said politely: "Please give me a favor, sir." The man returned the quotation to Xin You and said expressionlessly: "Arrest him first!"

Xin You looked surprised: "Master, why is this?"

"I'm sorry. We have received instructions that anyone who leaves the city in the past two days, no matter heading east, west, north or south, will be sent to the capital camp first and will be released after further inspection."

"Come in, further inspection?" Xin You, dressed as a boy, turned pale and looked frightened.

The man smiled and said: "Little brother, don't be afraid. There is nothing wrong with you literary quotations. Once you enter the capital camp, take off your clothes and check inside and outside, you will be able to do what you are supposed to do. Those who did not bring any Wen Yin is not so lucky. He goes directly to the prison and squats. What happens next depends on fate. "

Just as he was talking, another carriage approached.

This time it was a family of four. After being stopped, the man of the house came forward and respectfully handed over the quotation. Xu Shi found that Xin You and the others were blocked, so he stuffed a piece of broken silver into the person who was inspecting.

The man squeezed the money, accepted it as a matter of course, waved his hand and said, "Send it away together."

The male host's face turned pale with fright: "Master, my family is in a hurry to attend the funeral, so please show your respect!"

"No matter what you are in a hurry for, go to the barracks first. After checking, we will let you go if there are no problems."

"Master, we are all honest and good citizens. We also asked the officials to get this quote. Why do we have to go to the barracks?"

The male host said and took out money again, but was pushed away by the man: "It's not about money, it's about the royal family and nobles coming. Let one of us go, and all of us will lose our heads."

The male host bowed to please him, but was kicked by the officers and soldiers: "If you make any more noise, you will go straight to jail!"

"Dad--" The young child in the young woman's arms cried out in fright, and the child she was holding tightly clutched her mother's arm.

Xin You looked at the family of four, and a scene suddenly appeared: In the barracks, a soldier touched a woman's hand. The man didn't know what he said, but he was punched so hard that his front teeth fell out and blood flowed.

The two children were crying in fear. Although the scene was always silent, it was deafening to Xinyou.

Another pedestrian came over, an old man carrying a load into the city.

Hearing that it was impassable, the old man knelt down and said, "My wife is still waiting at home. She is worried if we go back late..."

Xin You couldn't listen anymore and took a step forward: "I am the person you are looking for. Don't make things difficult for irrelevant people."

Instead of waiting to avoid it when you enter the barracks and be searched, it is better to admit it readily so as not to affect too many people.

As soon as these words came out, a group of soldiers immediately surrounded him.

"Are you Miss Xin? Why don't you look like you?"

Xin You wiped off the makeup that changed her skin color and facial features in front of everyone, and restored her original appearance.

The leader took a look at the portrait and said excitedly: "Right, send the message!"

After a moment, a stream of light rose into the sky, forming a red smoke in the mid-air.

Unlike ordinary fireworks, this colorful smoke is still clearly visible in the daytime.

A few miles away in the direction of the capital, people who saw the colorful smoke signal in the sky immediately sent out the same signal.

Pass it on in this way until it is seen by people on the palace wall.

Emperor Xingyuan strode out and bumped into Princess Zhaoyang who was rushing to the palace.

"Brother Imperial, what happened outside the city? Why is there a smoke message?"

This colorful smoke, which can be seen by people miles away in the daytime, was invented by Kong Rui last year, so Princess Zhaoyang knew the purpose of this smoke very well.

The theme of this story sets the tone and it's not that exciting. It's almost finished. If you feel the content is depressing recently, you can save it.